PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Savic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Parhatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parhatov has chosen Godsmack-I Stand Alone as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Savic
vs
Parhatov

190 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Savic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Parhatov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parhatov throws a head kick that half lands.
Parhatov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Savic throws a hook to the side of Parhatov's head but Parhatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parhatov lands a head shot.
Savic dives in and grabs Parhatov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parhatov pushes down on Savic's head and hops out.
Savic dives in and grabs Parhatov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parhatov pushes down on Savic's head and hops out.
Parhatov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parhatov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savic.
Savic swinging wildly here.
Savic throws a lazy right hand but Parhatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parhatov throws a head kick that misses.
Parhatov throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parhatov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parhatov throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Viktor Savic has been cut.
Savic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Savic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savic is breathing heavily.
Savic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Parhatov lands a front kick.
Parhatov misses with the combination.
Nikolay Parhatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Parhatov lands a two punch combo.
Parhatov throws a head kick that misses.
Parhatov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parhatov lands a head kick!
Parhatov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Savic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parhatov lands a really nice looking cross but Savic seems unphased.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parhatov.
Parhatov lands a head kick. Savic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Savic is rocked!
Nikolay Parhatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parhatov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parhatov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parhatov digs a good hook to Savic's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parhatov scores with a shot to the body.
Parhatov lands a leg kick that knocks Savic off balance momentarily.
Parhatov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parhatov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Parhatov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parhatov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parhatov lands a jab-cross combination.
Parhatov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Parhatov throws a front kick that sends Savic stumbling back into the cage.
Savic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parhatov.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Savic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parhatov misses with a wild combination.
Parhatov misses with a head kick.
Savic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parhatov as he avoids it easily.
Savic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Savic ducks right into an uppercut from Parhatov.
Savic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Parhatov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parhatov thows a body kick. Savic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Parhatov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Savic moves into range and clinches up with Parhatov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Parhatov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Savic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parhatov fakes the leg kick and cracks Savic in the body.
Savic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parhatov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parhatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parhatov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Parhatov gets tackled into the cage by Savic. Savic maintains the clinch.
Parhatov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parhatov lands an elbow just above Savic 's eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Parhatov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parhatov lands a nice looking body shot.
Parhatov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Savic closes the distance and clinches.
Parhatov lands a knee to the body.
Parhatov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Savic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parhatov throws a head kick but Savic moves out of range.
Parhatov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Savic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parhatov punishes Savic's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by Parhatov.
Parhatov lands with a straight right. Savic didn't see that one coming.
Parhatov scores with a jab. Savic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parhatov. Parhatov obviously looking to wear him down.
Parhatov cracks the inside of Savic's front leg.
Parhatov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parhatov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Savic dodges the punch combination from Parhatov.
Savic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Parhatov throws a head kick that Savic semi-blocks.
Savic is looking to land body kicks.
Parhatov throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Savic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parhatov, pushing him back against the cage.

Parhatov breaks the clinch.
Parhatov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Parhatov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Parhatov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parhatov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parhatov misses with a body shot.
Savic just misses with a punch to the body.
Parhatov connects with an inside leg kick.
Parhatov lands a leg kick that knocks Savic off balance momentarily.
Parhatov connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parhatov lands a nice looking body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Parhatov.
A slapping body kick lands there for Parhatov.
Parhatov digs a good hook to Savic's body.
Parhatov scores with a three punch combo!
Parhatov lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parhatov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parhatov avoids the body shot from Savic.
Parhatov misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Parhatov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viktor Savic's cut.
That's time! Savic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Savic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parhatov. Parhatov obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Parhatov.

Savic drives through and clinches with Parhatov against the cage.
Parhatov crunches a lovely knee into Savic's ribcage.

Parhatov breaks the clinch.
Parhatov throws a lazy body kick

and Savic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Savic.
Parhatov keeping moving, preventing Savic from controlling successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Savic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Parhatov's guard.
Parhatov keeping moving, preventing Savic from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parhatov has Savic pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Viktor Savic just wasn't active enough.
Parhatov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Savic.
Savic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Parhatov lands with a slapping head kick.
Parhatov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Savic rather than just go for the knockout.
Parhatov digs a good hook to Savic's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Parhatov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parhatov, right into the meat.
Parhatov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Savic.
Parhatov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Parhatov scores with a hook to the body. Savic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parhatov connects with a high kick.

Savic closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parhatov lands an elbow inside.
Parhatov working Savic over with knees to the body.
Parhatov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Parhatov with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parhatov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savic wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Parhatov.
Parhatov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Parhatov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Parhatov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savic's efforts to push away.
Parhatov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Parhatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parhatov working Savic over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parhatov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Parhatov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Viktor Savic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parhatov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Parhatov.
Parhatov scores with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Parhatov.
Parhatov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Savic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savic takes a swing at Parhatov's ribcage but misses.
Parhatov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Parhatov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parhatov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Parhatov!
After the fight, Nikolay Parhatov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.